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2016 Japanese J League, 2016 Japanese J League - 2nd Stage
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3-2-2
, 11 PTS
2
Winner Icon Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Vissel Kobe
3-1-3
, 10 PTS
0
Peter Utaka
(45'+1')
Takumi Miyayoshi
(60')
Summary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
SAN
VIS
No.
Name
1
Takuto Hayashi
37
Kazuya Miyahara
16
Kohei Shimizu
5
Kazuhiko Chiba
28
Takuya Marutani
14
Mihael Mikic
8
Kazuyuki Morisaki
6
Toshihiro Aoyama
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
9
Peter Utaka
22
Yusuke Minagawa
31
Takumi Miyayoshi
25
Yusuke Chajima
30
Kosei Shibasaki
Substitutes
34
Soya Takahashi
13
Takuya Masuda
11
Hisato Sato
35
Naoki Otani
Game Information
Edion Stadium Hiroshima
6:00 AM, July 23, 2016
Hiroshima, Japan
Attendance: 12,310
Match Timeline
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Vissel Kobe
17
45
45+1
60
67
69
79
80
82
84
86
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